Animal domestication has fascinated biologists since Charles Darwin first drew the parallel
between evolution via natural selection and human-mediated breeding of livestock and …

The evolutionary basis of domestication has been a longstanding question and its genetic
architecture is becoming more tractable as more domestic species become genome …

Genome-wide analysis of 67 ancient Near Eastern cattle, Bos taurus, remains reveals
regional variation that has since been obscured by admixture in modern populations …

Although the key role of long-distance trade in the transformation of cuisines worldwide has
been well-documented since at least the Roman era, the prehistory of the Eurasian food …

This Element looks critically at migration scenarios proposed for the end of the Bronze Age
in the eastern Mediterranean. After presenting some historical background to the …

Zooarchaeological research has begun to expose the long and complex history of the pig in
the southern Levant. In this paper, we present the first large-scale synthesis of biometrical …

Pigs are among the most peculiar animals domesticated in the Ancient Near East. Their
story, from domestication to taboo, has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and religious …

Movement of resources was essential to the survival and success of early complex societies.
The sources and destinations of goods and the means of transportation–be it by boats, carts …

The majority of research to date on the translocation of livestock in the premodern (before
1500 CE) Mediterranean Basin has focused on expansive movements out from geographic …

The pig (Sus scrofa) was one of the earliest animals in the ancient Middle East to undergo
domestication. Scholars have long been interested in the pig's unique history, especially in …